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Man on Fire

  • 20042004
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  • 2h 26m
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Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
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In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
368K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,417
447
    • Tony Scott
    • A.J. Quinnell(novel)
    • Brian Helgeland(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Christopher Walken
    • Dakota Fanning
    • Tony Scott
    • A.J. Quinnell(novel)
    • Brian Helgeland(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Christopher Walken
    • Dakota Fanning
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 878User reviews
    • 159Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken in Man on Fire (2004)
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    Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Tony Scott in Man on Fire (2004)
    Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Denzel Washington and Rachel Ticotin in Man on Fire (2004)
    Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken in Man on Fire (2004)
    Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, and Norma Martínez in Man on Fire (2004)
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    Rachel Ticotin and Giancarlo Giannini in Man on Fire (2004)
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • John W. Creasy
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Paul Rayburn
    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Lupita Ramos
    Radha Mitchell
    Radha Mitchell
    • Lisa Ramos
    Marc Anthony
    Marc Anthony
    • Samuel Ramos
    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Miguel Manzano
    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Jordan Kalfus
    Rachel Ticotin
    Rachel Ticotin
    • Mariana Garcia Guerrero
    Roberto Sosa
    Roberto Sosa
    • Daniel Sanchez
    Jesús Ochoa
    Jesús Ochoa
    • Victor Fuentes
    Gero Camilo
    • Aurelio Sanchez
    Mario Zaragoza
    Mario Zaragoza
    • Jorge Gonzalez
    Charles Paraventi
    • Jersey Boy
    Carmen Salinas
    Carmen Salinas
    • Guardian Three
    Esteban De La Trinidad
    • Guardian Two
    Angelina Peláez
    Angelina Peláez
    • Sister Anna
    Norma Pablo
    • Reina Rosas
    Rosa María Hernández
    • Maria
      • Tony Scott
      • A.J. Quinnell(novel)
      • Brian Helgeland(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Writer Brian Helgeland first saw the original Man on Fire (1987) when he was renting videos in the late '80s. He walked in to the video store where Quentin Tarantino was working and asked what was good. Tarantino recommended "Man on Fire".
    • Goofs
      After Pita is kidnapped, the police chief gives her full name as "Pita Martin Ramos". Not only is the child's real first name "Lupita," but according to Mexican name customs, the father's surname should go first, making it "Lupita Ramos Martin".
    • Quotes

      Rayburn: [refering to Creasy to Miguel Manzano in the Agency for Federal Investigation Headquarters] A man can be an artist... in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasy's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece.

    • Crazy credits
      Special thanks to Mexico City. A very special place.
    • Alternate versions
      European (PAL) version of the DVD lack the stylized subtitles found through the movie, except for a few in the beginning. Those subtitles are found in the form of regular DVD subtitles.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'Man on Fire' (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Mark Has Been Made
      Written by Trent Reznor

      Performed by Nine Inch Nails

      Courtesy of Nothing/Interscope Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews878

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    9/10
    Underrated and ignored, but a bit of a classic
    Tony Scott can make good films and bad, personally I think he can be a bit flashy and trashy and his work obviously suffers in comparison with that of his rather famous brother, but this is quite possibly his best film.

    What makes this film so great is that Scott gives Denzel (on scorching form, better than Training Day) and the revelation who is Dakota Fanning time to develop a relationship of real warmth and tenderness. The set up is absolutely NOT boring, although it takes time - it is involving, and takes us on a little journey into the characters - including a superb role for Radha Mitchell as the mother. This all serves to make the action so much more effective, as we are so invested in the characters, for all their all too obvious weaknesses. This film has you on the edge for its entirety, and doesn't cop out at the end either.

    The film would of course be nothing without Washington. I often wonder why he seems to get so many duff roles, when he quite clearly is as good as almost any leading man out there (I can only really think of one, Daniel Day Lewis, who has more on-screen power these days). This film should have been huge, given his status and the strength of his performance, and the quality of the film. It just goes to show you that if a studio doesn't back a film to the hilt, it ends up going straight to video. I wish I'd got the chance to see this on the big screen.
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    • Release date
      • April 23, 2004 (United States)
      • Switzerland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Mexico
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      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • New Regency Productions
      • Scott Free Productions
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    • 2 hours 26 minutes
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